{"id":175871,"date":"2024-02-03T22:20:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T16:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=175871"},"modified":"2024-02-03T22:20:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T16:50:09","slug":"kharge-did-not-admit-defeat-by-acceding-400-seats-to-bjp-clipped-video-shared-by-union-ministers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/kharge-did-not-admit-defeat-by-acceding-400-seats-to-bjp-clipped-video-shared-by-union-ministers\/","title":{"rendered":"Kharge did not ‘admit defeat’ by acceding 400 seats to BJP; clipped video shared by Union ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"

A video of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge saying, “You had so much support; initially, you had 330-334 seats, now it’s going beyond 400” in Rajya Sabha in viral on social media. The remark visibly elicited laughter from several members, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was present in the house. The official X handle for the BJP <\/a>\u00a0and several other prominent BJP leaders tweeted the clip taking a jibe at the Opposition, claiming that Kharge had “admitted defeat”.<\/p>\n

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PM Modi be like, “I need new haters, the old ones have become my fans…” pic.twitter.com\/dnpc5e0vI9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BJP (@BJP4India) February 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Union minister for women and child development Smriti Irani tweeted the video and amplified the same narrative in a sarcastic rhyme. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\u0935\u093f\u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0930 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0915\u093e\u0930,
\n\u0924\u0940\u0938\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 400 \u092a\u093e\u0930! pic.twitter.com\/AWvbZexcaK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) February 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Union minister for commerce & industry Piyush Goyal also tweeted the video and said, “Modi government, this time beyond 400: Congress President.” (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930, \u0905\u092c\u0915\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930 400 \u092a\u093e\u0930: \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u0905\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0937 pic.twitter.com\/4UnQSLD2ti<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) February 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Several other influential accounts amplified the viral video, including Union minister for civil aviation & steel Jyotiraditya M. Scindia<\/a>, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra<\/a> and Union minister of state for law & justice Arjun Ram Meghwal<\/a>.<\/p>\n